Classifications

• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F41—WEAPONS
  • F41C—SMALLARMS, e.g. PISTOLS, RIFLES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
  • F41C33/00—Means for wearing or carrying smallarms
  • F41C33/02—Holsters, i.e. cases for pistols having means for being carried or worn, e.g. at the belt or under the arm
  • F41C33/0209—Pouch or pocket like containers for small arms covering all or most of the small arm
  • F41C33/0227—Pouch or pocket like containers for small arms covering all or most of the small arm having a strap or other restraining element only covering the hammer or a part of the upper part of the small arm
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F41—WEAPONS
  • F41C—SMALLARMS, e.g. PISTOLS, RIFLES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
  • F41C33/00—Means for wearing or carrying smallarms
  • F41C33/02—Holsters, i.e. cases for pistols having means for being carried or worn, e.g. at the belt or under the arm
  • F41C33/0263—Holsters, i.e. cases for pistols having means for being carried or worn, e.g. at the belt or under the arm having a locking system for preventing unauthorized or accidental removal of the small arm from the holster
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
  • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y10S224/00—Package and article carriers
  • Y10S224/911—Handgun holder formed of leather, fabric, or other flexible material

Definitions

• an automatic locking holster including a quick release withdrawal restraint, an inner and outer sidewall joined together along front and back portions to define an inner cavity having an open top shaped to fit a handgun to be holstered therein.
• the restraint has a mechanical means located in the inner cavity to engage a portion of a handgun to inhibit withdrawal upwardly prior to rearward movement of the handgun, and first blocking means having a body member mounted adjacent the rear portion and biased in a first position that engages a portion of a handgun to inhibit rearward movement thereof until the body member is selectively moved.
• the body member has a second position that permits rearward movement of a handgun to withdraw same from the holster.
• the mechanical means includes stop means having a readily replaceable element unattached to the holster and means to retain the element to the holster in a fixed position.
• FIG. 1 is a side view of the holster according to the present invention with a portion cut away to illustrate the space used to secure stop means to the holster;
• FIG. 8 is another perspective view of the blocking member of FIG. 7;
• FIG. 10 is a rear view of the guard block of FIG. 9;
• FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the assembly of FIG. 11;
• FIG. 18 is a partial diagrammatic view of the assembly of FIGS. 15-17 in use securing a handgun in a holster;
• FIG. 19 is a partial cross-sectional exploded diagram showing the relative positioning of the components of the anti-rotation blocking device according to the present invention.
• the present holster employs the biasing apparatus of Applicant's U.S. Patent No. 5,944,239 to force a handgun forwardly to position the ejection port of a semiautomatic handgun against a stop in the holster. Once seated in this manner, the gun cannot be withdrawn in a simple vertical manner. Rather, the gun must be forced rearwardly against the biasing means to remove it from the stop means.
• the stop means is removable in the event it becomes worn down so that a new stop means may be inserted.
• the stop means is replaceable by another stop means more appropriate to the handgun being used.
• the stop means is specifically designed to work with a Glock handgun. If the holster is to be used with another type of handgun, the stop means can be easily replaced with one that provides a better match for the handgun actually being used.
• the present holster provides for an alternative to the rear strap used in Applicant's U.S. Patent No. 4,694,980.
• the strap used therein operates to hold the rear of the holster- -shaped like a clam shell- -to be held tightly together providing additional security against assailant withdrawal.
• Hood strap assembly 13 is shown up in FIG. 1 and rotated forwardly in FIG. 2.
• the rearward securing assembly is shown generally at 14 and is movable inwardly (in broken line) from its normal position (shown in solid line) as indicated by arrow 21.
• the anti-rotation apparatus used here is identical to apparatus 126 (FIG. 13) and is identically mounted.
• Post 125 engages area 160 (shown in broken line) spring end 122 rests against body portion 162 via arrow 161.
• the engagement of post 125 will prevent movement of element 139 by rotation or twisting of gun 154 to dislodge the gun 154 from the holster 155 by moving the rearward securing apparatus 14 out of the locked position.

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• Burglar Alarm Systems (AREA)

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